For me. I'd like to see a salary range at least. I mean, i sure don't want to take a step back in pay. If i'm looking around nationally, i don't have really any clue about the nation wide salary for each area. So, putting it out there, so everyone can make that evaluation for themselves seems reasonable to me. Now, I have looked at many a job ad, and not many of them put the salary. I have applied for some, and turned some down because of low salary. Outside of that, I scan for the things that interest me. Linux and Linux related technologies. If your listed "servers" but no OS, i'll skip it. Training options and I like to check benefits too. Personally, i like to know about the health options and retirement plans. I took a job once with no retirement options available, only promises, never again. Another item. Until recently, i haven't really considered moving to be an option. But if you're going to post to a mailing list like these, you should state that up front. So, you'll either get someone interested in moving on their own, or not waste anyone's time applying for a position they won't move for. Also, if remote/work from home is an option. Whether in a geographic area, or anywhere, i've been scanning for these key words a lot lately too.
bb On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Jason Healy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sep 10, 2013, at 1:05 AM, Yves Dorfsman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > - $ compared to the rest of the industry in this geographical area. If > you don't mention it, I'll assume you pay less than average. > > As a small K-12 that's about to post for a net/sys admin next week, this > is always the killer for us. I'll try to mention all the fun stuff we do > and job perks (low stress, lots of variety, semi-flexible schedule, free > food). However, when it comes to selling the low salary it's tricky. > > That said, are there any objective measures of salary for sysadmin work in > .edu? I'm told that we're paying market rate compared to other small K-12, > but haven't been able to vet that. Additionally, if that truly is market > rate in our sector, it's well below that of other industries (that's part > of why I'm looking for someone new). > > Just trying to figure out if we are paying something "reasonable" or if > we're doomed to lose people once they get better offers. > > Jason > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ >
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